never try that plan of cheating again The expenditure on Roads undertaken by the Department both in construction and repair, amounted to £ 698.1.9, upon. Bridges £145.16.8, upon Lundry –– Miscellaneous Services ₤314.19.8, the whole together with £455 additional grant for the completion of the Eathedral amounted to ¥1613.18.1_
The supervision of Convict labour is entirely execented by myself, the Indian Sergeant of the Guard acting as Overseer; daily return is made of the number of men employed and the nature of their work to enable me
to bring the value of it to account in my annual Retion for the Blue Book; I have to report most favorably of the conduct of the Sergeant Chorchah who is very attentive and makes the men perform as satisfactory work as
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The Chinese. Overseer and Coolies have
given also equal satisfaction-
The expply of tools and their repair during the year amounted to £27. 12.7. £27.12.7. the work performed including breaking stones I estimate in my Return upon- Works at £296. 6. 3 which gives a rate of 9 per cent. upon it and may considered by no means
be
heavy; but
of the wheelbarrows mind many of the w other articles
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are
are now in a bad state of repair, and a new set of the former is much required; occasionally __ carpenters and blacksmiths included amongst the Convicts, and if shad means of employing them and could establish a good workshop either within the Gaol or at the Government Offices the repairs would be executed at a smaller cost but as stated in
my